Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 8,39093.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2612.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2112.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 921.0%Two or more races
  • 310.3%Asian alone
  • 200.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $142,464

Here:	$142,464
State:	$201,113

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,330

Here:	$99,330
State:	$159,145

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,804

Here:	$155,804
State:	$143,957

Mobile homes: $37,808

Here:	$37,808
State:	$75,033

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 23
• Auto thefts: 4

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,328 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,497 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Emmetsburg, Graettinger, West Bend, Ruthven, Mallard, Ayrshire, Cylinder, Curlew, Rodman.

2018 air pollution in Palo Alto County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Strafford County, New Hampshire , Josephine County, Oregon , Genesee County, New York , Holt County, Nebraska , Wayne County, New York , Vernon County, Wisconsin .

Current college students: 591
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 236 (15.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1292010 or later
• 92000 to 2009
• 741990 to 1999
• 91980 to 1989
• 21970 to 1979
• 41Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,825
• One, attached: 5
• Two: 68
• 3 or 4: 185
• 5 to 9: 183
• 10 to 19: 148
• 20 to 49: 170
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 36

Housing units in Palo Alto County with a mortgage: 1,371 (22 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,339

Religion statistics for Palo Alto County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Palo Alto County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
• Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1877: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1877, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1727: September 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1727, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.36% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,307 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($33,880 average AGI)
0.98% relocated from other states ($7,427 average AGI)

Palo Alto County:	0.98%
Iowa average:	2.42%

from Clay County, IA	0.67% ($39,625 average AGI)
from Kossuth County, IA	0.61% ($44,682)
from Emmet County, IA	0.56% ($23,650)

6.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,119 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.09% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($32,668 average AGI)
1.16% relocated to other states ($10,451 average AGI)

Palo Alto County:	1.16%
Iowa average:	2.69%

to Clay County, IA	0.89% ($48,844 average AGI)
to Kossuth County, IA	0.75% ($34,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Palo Alto County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,920 (604 living alone), Female householders: 1,845 (624 living alone)

• 1,923 spouses (1,905 opposite-sex spouses), 256 unmarried partners, (249 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,471 children (2,281 natural, 56 adopted, 129 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 7 foster children, 55 other relatives, 95 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 335

Size of family households: 1,265 2-persons, 460 3-persons, 326 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,234 1-person, 177 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

1,607 married couples with children.
414 single-parent households (189 men, 225 women).

96.1% of residents of Palo Alto speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $76,525,000 ($7,826 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $925,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,716,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,965,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,807,000
Federal grants: $15,831,000
Federal procurement contracts: $599,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,606,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,267,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,499,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,343,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Palo Alto County, Iowa
• 972014 or later
• 222010 to 2013
• 2402000 to 2009
• 3961990 to 1999
• 3101980 to 1989
• 6631970 to 1979
• 5271960 to 1969
• 4961950 to 1959
• 3651940 to 1949
• 1,4961939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto County, Iowa
• 11 room
• 132 rooms
• 583 rooms
• 2384 rooms
• 3775 rooms
• 5366 rooms
• 3867 rooms
• 4798 rooms
• 6169+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto County, Iowa
• 21 room
• 492 rooms
• 2603 rooms
• 2364 rooms
• 2125 rooms
• 1236 rooms
• 487 rooms
• 668 rooms
• 549+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto County, Iowa
• 1no bedroom
• 1011 bedroom
• 6182 bedrooms
• 1,0343 bedrooms
• 7064 bedrooms
• 2405+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto County, Iowa
• 2no bedroom
• 2641 bedroom
• 4422 bedrooms
• 2193 bedrooms
• 834 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 33no vehicle
• 6071 vehicle
• 1,2762 vehicles
• 5013 vehicles
• 2084 vehicles
• 735+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto County in renter-occupied apartments
• 131no vehicle
• 5011 vehicle
• 2572 vehicles
• 1393 vehicles
• 294 vehicles
• 45+ vehicles

86.7% of Palo Alto County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6,968
• Other state: 1,813
• Northeast: 102
• Midwest: 1,092
• South: 287
• West: 331

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 151
• Number of aged recipients: 19
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 132
• Number of recipients under 18: 22
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 94
• Number of recipients older than 64: 35
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 68
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 50